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Matthew Hagee Says Ebola Crisis Is A Sign Of The End Times

While John Hagee sees the current Ebola outbreak as proof that God’s judgment is on America for failing to support Israel, his son Matthew sees the crisis as a sign that the End Times are near and Jesus will soon return.

Answering a question from a viewer on today’s “Hagee Hotline,” Hagee (wrongly) cited Matthew 24:7 to claim that Jesus warned that famines and pestilence would break out before his return (In Matthew, Jesus warned of “famines and earthquakes”; It was in Luke 21 where Jesus warned of “famines and pestilences.”)

“Pestilence is an illness for which there seems to be no cure,” Hagee said. “That would certainly describe Ebola”:

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